Chronia insomnia

[IthinkIamsinking]

Just after some words of encouragement/advice really.
I suffer from quite horrific insomnia. have done for quite a while now. Have done EVERYTHING I can to try and beat it but nothing has worked. I'm talking nights where I don't sleep for a single minute and it is wrecking my life. I went to see my GP who put me on Temazepam a couple of months ago and it has been brilliant but she wont prescribe me anymore after the latest script because I will 'become addicted'. I am not supposed to take them every night but the nights I don't have them I don't sleep. I was awake until 4.30am last night and just feel like crying. GP is going to refer me for CBT but am wondering what happens if that does not work. I am getting so depressed at the thought of it all. What else can a GP do? Has anyone had CBT that has successfully treated their insomnia?

[lljkk]

Do you not sleep because you're worrying about things?

[IthinkIamsinking]

Not at all IIjkk. This is what my GP assumed but it really isn't the case. I have done sleep hygiene, music, meditation, reading, herbal remedies etc etc.... I have even changed my mattress and re-done the bedroom to try and create a really calming, relaxed sleeping environment. I feel like a bloody freak.
I dont understand why my GP is going to take me off the tablets knowing full well I will go back to night after night of sleeplessness....... how is it any different to treating other medical conditions that reply on medication... just feel so down about it all

[lljkk]

Don't see why CBT would help, then!! Sounds like a chemical imbalance. Sorry there's nothing more helpful I can say.

I wonder if you could try different vitamin supplements. As long as you stay in safe levels, they can't hurt, & they might help.

[LivingInMidnight]

I saw this thread yesterday and then forgot to reply!

What about asking your GP to put you on a very low dose of amitriptyline just to see if it helps? At a low dose it doesn't work as an antidepressant but should help you sleep.

Alternatively, while melatonin isn't sold OTC here it is sold elsewhere & readily available online. Might be worth a try!

[Jemimapuddleduk]

Or low dose dosulepin. That sorted my pnd induced insomnia. It's awful when you can't sleep.
I have found that the This Works deep sleep products help me too, alongside earplugs and eyemask.
Good luck